LEADING Brexiteer Nadine Dorries lambasted Tory Remainers who attacked Boris Johnson over his controversial comments about Muslim women wearing burkas, claiming the anti-Brexit MPs are "terrified" Mr Johnson could win the leadership of the party.

Speaking to Julia Hartley-Brewer on TalkRADIO, the Tory Brexiteer claimed anti-Brexit Conservatives in the Commons will obviously attack the former Foreign Secretary to undermine his chances to win the next party leadership election.

The Conservative MP added Remainer MPs are fully aware Boris Johnson would receive "massive support" in the run for Theresa May's seat.

She said: “The people in Westminster who are so outraged are actually terrified that at some stage any day soon Boris may make a challenge for the leadership and Number 10.

“And those people, of course, are all going to come out from the Remain side of the Brexit argument, they are going to come out and attack him in force.